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London close: Stocks mixed as investors prep for busy week
London stocks closed in a mixed state on Monday, as investors prepared for a busy week featuring rate announcements from the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England.
London close: Stocks finish weaker as NatWest drags down peers
London stocks closed below the waterline on Friday after underwhelming results from across the pond overnight from Apple and Amazon, and as NatWest tumbled after its third-quarter numbers.
London close: Stocks finish mixed after ECB rate hike
London stocks were in a mixed state by the close on Thursday, with the top-flight index underpinned by well-received results from Shell, as investors digested a fresh rate hike from the European Central Bank.
London close: Stocks finish higher after Canada rate decision
London stocks were in positive territory at the close on Wednesday, after losses in Barclays and Standard Chartered dented sentiment earlier in the session.
London close: Stocks mixed as Sunak picks out his cabinet
London stocks were mixed by the end of trading on Tuesday as initial enthusiasm over Rishi Sunak’s selection as prime minister continued to waver, while HSBC was under pressure after results.
London close: Stocks up, pound down on start of Sunak premiership
London stocks were in the green by the close on Monday, while the pound was in negative territory, as former chancellor Rishi Sunak was confirmed as the UK’s next prime minister after Boris Johnson and Penny Mordaunt pulled out of the race.
London close: Stocks mixed as uncertainty simmers
London stocks were in a mixed state at the close on Friday, with sterling similarly struggling for direction amid ongoing political uncertainty, as data showed that retail sales slumped and government borrowing leapt in September.
London close: Stocks up as Brits face another Tory leadership race
London stocks managed a positive finish on Thursday amid political chaos, as the Conservative Party prepared for yet another leadership election after Liz Truss resigned, becoming the shortest-serving prime minister in UK history.
London close: Banks lead stocks weaker as Braverman resigns
London stocks closed below the waterline on Wednesday, after Liz Truss had her first round of Prime Minister’s Questions, while data released earlier showed UK inflation hitting double digits again in September.
London close: Stocks manage stronger finish as sterling slips
London stocks had pared some of their earlier gains, but remained above the waterline by the close on Tuesday, as sterling fell and gilt yields rose on the Bank of England denying reports it wanted to delay selling billions of pounds of government bonds.
London close: Stocks strengthen on Hunt's mini-budget bonfire
London stocks finished in the green on Monday, while the pound rose and gilt yields fell after new chancellor Jeremy Hunt put the final nail in the coffin of his predecessor’s so-called mini-budget.
London close: Stocks give up earlier gains after big Truss u-turn
London stocks gave up most of their earlier gains by the close on Friday, but still finished in the green, after the prime minister delivered a much-anticipated u-turn and gave her chancellor the sack.
London close: Stocks rise as US inflation comes in hot
London stocks closed in positive territory on Thursday, as investors digested a higher-than-expected inflation reading out of the United States.
London close: Stocks fall amid bond market rollercoaster
London stocks finished in the red on Wednesday, with the pound firmly above the waterline after the Bank of England reiterated that its emergency bond-buying programme will end on Friday as expected.
London close: Stocks weaker after another BoE intervention
London stocks closed below the waterline on Tuesday as further bond market intervention from the Bank of England dented sentiment, and as investors mulled the latest UK jobs data.
London close: Stocks weaker as Kyiv comes under fresh fire
London stocks closed weaker on Monday as tensions in Ukraine escalated further, and amid concerns the US Federal Reserve would maintain its hawkish stance after a better-than-expected jobs report last week.
London close: Stocks weaker after strong US payrolls report
London stocks closed in the red on Friday after a choppy session, as US nonfarm payrolls came in slightly higher than expected during late trading.
London close: Shell drags lower as stocks finish mixed
London stocks were in a mixed state at the close on Thursday, with Shell under the cosh after a profit warning.
London close: Stocks finish lower on economy, oil price concerns
London stocks were still in the red by the end of trading on Wednesday after three days of gains, after investors digested the latest reading on UK business activity and turned to an OPEC+ meeting on oil supply.
London close: Stocks book solid gains as sterling recovers
London stocks closed well above the waterline on Tuesday amid hopes of a less hawkish policy stance from the US Federal Reserve, and even after chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng debunked earlier reports that he was bringing forward the publication of his debt-reduction proposals.